“Keep an Eye Out For…” UPDATE – Edinaldo Oliveira
On 10/17/11, I wrote this “Keep an Eye Out For…” article:
[#48HW] Edinaldo Oliveira (12 – 0 – 1) has yet to taste defeat. At 6’7″ and 238lbs, he is a very lanky fighter that has used his reach to secure 7 (T)KOs and 2 submissions out of his 12 victories. In the past 17 months, Oliveira has amassed a formidable list of victories over Brazilian heavyweights. The most notable victories in this time span are:
- 1st round TKO over [#151HW] Jair Goncalves (9 – 4 – 0) in September 2011
- 3rd round unanimous decision over [#167HW] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13 – 6 – 0) in July 2011
- 2nd round TKO over [#230HW] Edson Franca (13 – 6 – 0) in May 2011
- 1st round TKO over [#192HW] Geronimo dos Santos (24 – 13 – 0) in December 2010
- 5th round unanimous decision over the one man to defeat [#3HW] Junior dos Santos, [#139HW] Joaquim Ferreira (11 – 6 – 0) in May 2010
Oliveira’s nickname is “Lula Molusco” or “Squidward” in English, due to his rangy physique. If he were so inclined, Oliveira could possibly fight at 205lbs. It would be interesting to see how Lula Molusco would fare against greater competition on bigger shows. Here’s to hoping we get the opportunity.
On 11/16/11, BloodyElbow.com reported that Oliveira, now (13-0-1) and ranked at [#46HW], will make his UFC debut at UFC 142 in Rio. He will be facing British heavyweight [#82HW] Rob Broughton (15 – 7 – 1). Both these fighters are meeting at a veritable crossroads in their respective careers. It will be an interesting bout; one which will indicate where each fighter belongs in the UFC at this point.
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 9 Review
In this week’s episode, Team Bisping’s TJ Dillashaw dominated Dustin Pague for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision, with the scores of 30-27, 30-26, 30-26.
The current win tally is Team Miller 6, Team Bisping 4.
Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
Bantamweights
[#39] Johnny Bedford
Episode 1: defated [#150] Carson Beebe by guillotine choke in the first round.
Episode 3: defated [NR] Josh Ferguson by unanimous decision.
[#58] Dustin Pague
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Tateki Matsuda by unanimous decision.
Episode 4: defeated [#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot by rear naked choke in the second round.
Episode 9: lost to [#144] TJ Dillashaw by unanimous decision.
[#11 FLW] John Dodson
Episode 1: defeated [#22 FLW] Brandon Merkt by TKO in the first round.
Episode 6: defeated [NR] John Albert by unanimous decision.
[#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot
Episode 1: defeated [#49] Paul McVeigh by TKO in the third (overtime) round.
Episode 4: lost to [#58] Dustin Pague by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#144] TJ Dillashaw
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Matt Jaggers by TKO in the first round.
Episode 7: defeated [#146] Roland Delorme by rear naked choke in the second round.
Episode 9: defeated [#58] Dustin Pague by unanimous decision.
[#146] Roland Delorme
Episode 1: defeated [NR] BJ Ferguson by guillotine choke in the first round.
Episode 7: lost to [#144] TJ Dillashaw by rear naked choke in the second round.
[NR] John Albert
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Orville Smith by rear naked choke in the first round.
Episode 6: Lost to [#11 FLW] John Dodson by unanimous decision.
[NR] Josh Ferguson
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Casey Dyer by TKO in the first round.
Episode 3: lost to [#39] Johny Bedford by unanimous decision.
Featherweights after the jump:
The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 8 Review
In the eigth episode, Team Miller took the first featherweight quarter-final bout as [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez forced a tapout from [#82 FW] Hamid ‘Akira’ Corassani with a guillotine choke in the first round.
The current win tally is Team Miller 6, Team Bisping 3.
Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
Featherweights
[#58] Steven Siler
Episode 1: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.
Episode 6: lost to [#80] Diego Brandao by TKO in the first round.
[#67] Bryan Caraway
Episode 1: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision.
Episode 2: defeated [NR] Marcus Brimage by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#80] Diego Brandao
Episode 1: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.
Episode 6: defeated [#58] Steven Siler by TKO in the first round.
[#82] Hamid Corassani
Episode 1: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.
Episode 5: defated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decsion.
Episode 8: lost to [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez by guillotine choke in the first round.
[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.
Episode 4: defeated [NR] Stephen Bass by TKO in the second round.
Episode 8: defeated [#82] Hamid Corassani by guillotine choke in the first round.
[NR] Marcus Brimage
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
Episode 2: lost to [#67] Bryan Carawy by rear naked choke in the second round.
[NR] Stephen Bass
Episode 1: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.
Episode 4: lost to [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Dustin Neace
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision.
Episode 5: lost to [#82] Hamid Corassani by majority decision.
Bantamweights after the jump:
All-Time Rankings: Dan Henderson reaches a milestone
Dan Henderson has recently become the first fighter to reach the Top 50 in three divisions: Heavyweight (#46), Light Heavyweight (#8), and Middleweight (#4). There are 46 fighters (including Dan) who are on two divisional Top 50s.
Norifumi Yamamoto is his closest, active competitor as he is in three Top 55s. A good streak at Bantamweight would see him join Dan. However Yamamoto is not in any Top 25 (or 30). Evan Tanner also shares Yamamoto’s feat, but is in a Top 25 @ Middleweight (#20).
When expanding to Top 60 as the qualifier, Jeremy Horn and Akihiro Gono make the cut. Expanding to Top 75 adds four more fighters (Vitor Belfort, Jeff Curran, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva).
In case you are unfamiliar with our All-Time Rankings, check them out here.
The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 7 Review
In the seventh episode, Team Bisping pciked up another win as TJ Dillashaw defeated Roland Delorme, forcing a tapout via a rear naked choke in the second round. This completed the initial round of the tournament, and quarter-final fights were announced:
Featherweight:
[#67] Bryan Caraway vs [#80] Diego Brandao
[#82] Hamid Corassani vs [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Bantamweight:
[#39] Johnny Bedford vs [#11 FLW] John Dodson
[#58] Dustin Pague vs [#144] TJ Dillashaw
The current win tally is Team Miller 5, Team Bisping 3.
Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
Bantamweights
[#39] Johnny Bedford
Episode 1: defated [#150] Carson Beebe by guillotine choke in the first round.
Episode 3: defated [NR] Josh Ferguson by unanimous decision.
[#58] Dustin Pague
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Tateki Matsuda by unanimous decision.
Episode 4: defeated [#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#11 FLW] John Dodson
Episode 1: defeated [#22 FLW] Brandon Merkt by TKO in the first round.
Episode 6: defeated [NR] John Albert by unanimous decision.
[#13 FLW] Louis Gaudinot
Episode 1: defeated [#49] Paul McVeigh by TKO in the third (overtime) round.
Episode 4: lost to [#58] Dustin Pague by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#144] TJ Dillashaw
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Matt Jaggers by TKO in the first round.
Episode 7: defeated [#146] Roland Delorme by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#146] Roland Delorme
Episode 1: defeated [NR] BJ Ferguson by guillotine choke in the first round.
Episode 7: lost to [#144] TJ Dillashaw by rear naked choke in the second round.
[NR] John Albert
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Orville Smith by rear naked choke in the first round.
Episode 6: Lost to [#11 FLW] John Dodson by unanimous decision.
[NR] Josh Ferguson
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Casey Dyer by TKO in the first round.
Episode 3: lost to [#39] Johny Bedford by unanimous decision.
Featherweights after the jump:
The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 6 Review
Two fights took place in the sixth episode, with both teams taking home a win. In a featherweight bout, Team Bisping’s Diego Brandao stopped Steven Siler with a brutal TKO in the first round, while on the bantamweight side Team Miller’s John Dodson defeated John Albert with a unanimous decision (20-18 on all scorecards).
The current win tally is Team Miller 5, Team Bisping 2. The final first-round fight will take place next week as TJ Dillashaw takes on Roland Delorme.
Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
Featherweights
[#58] Steven Siler
Episode 1: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.
Episode 6: lost to [#80] Diego Brandao by TKO in the first round.
[#67] Bryan Caraway
Episode 1: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision.
Episode 2: defeated [NR] Marcus Brimage by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#80] Diego Brandao
Episode 1: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.
Episode 6: defeated [#58] Steven Siler by TKO in the first round.
[#82] Hamid Corassani
Episode 1: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.
Episode 5: defated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decsion.
[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.
Episode 4: defeated [NR] Stephen Bass by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Marcus Brimage
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
Episode 2: lost to [#67] Bryan Carawy by rear naked choke in the second round.
[NR] Stephen Bass
Episode 1: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.
Episode 4: lost to [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Dustin Neace
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision.
Episode 5: lost to [#82] Hamid Corassani by majority decision.
Bantamweights after the jump:
FightMatrix Program: Ring-Side MMA 12 (10-21-2011)
Welterweight (170)
[#25MW] Paul Daley (28-11-2, 170.4lb) vs. [#188MW] Luigi Fioravanti (22-10-0, 170.4lb)
Last 3 Fights: Paul Daley (1-2-0)
2011-09-10: W vs. [#93WW] Jordan Radev (23-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-07-30: L vs. [#19WW] Tyron Woodley (9-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-04-09: L vs. [#4WW] Nick Diaz (25-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:57 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Luigi Fioravanti (1-2-0)
2011-06-10: L vs. [#84MW] Joe Doerksen (47-16-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2011-04-28: L vs. [#115MW] Andrei Semenov (30-9-2) via UD ()
2011-03-05: W vs. [#348MW] Mike Geurin (8-3-0) via UD ()
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Paul Daley leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#171] Daron Cruickshank (8-2-0, 154.8lb) vs. [#254] Mike Ricci (6-1-0, 155.0lb)
Last 3 Fights: Daron Cruickshank (2-1-0)
2011-06-17: W vs. [#327LW] Brad Cardinal (13-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:35 of round 1
2011-04-09: W vs. [#509WW] Tiawan Howard (10-7-0) via SD ()
2011-02-26: L vs. [#57LW] Luis Palomino (17-7-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:52 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Mike Ricci (2-1-0)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#502LW] Jesse Ronson (7-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:12 of round 1
2010-04-15: L vs. [#4FW] Pat Curran (16-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:01 of round 1
2009-11-14: W vs. [#17WW] Jordan Mein (23-7-0) via UD ()
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Bantamweight (136)
[#76FW] Mitch Gagnon (7-1-0, 136.0lb) vs. [#102] David Harris (6-2-1, 136.8lb)
Last 3 Fights: Mitch Gagnon (3-0-0)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#258FW] Rejean Groulx (5-1-0) via TKO (Slam) in 3:47 of round 3
2010-04-10: W vs. [#719LW] Guillaume Lamarche (7-5-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:52 of round 1
2009-12-12: W vs. [#503FW] Stephane Bernadel (7-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:38 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: David Harris (3-0-0)
2011-08-13: W vs. [#105BW] Adrian Wooley (7-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-05-19: W vs. [#261BW] Brent Franczuz (4-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-04-08: W vs. [#394BW] Chuck Mady (5-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of round 1
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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The Ultimate Fighter 14, Episode 5 Review
In the fifth episode, Team Bisping finally put one up on the scoreboard when [#82 FW] Hamid ‘Akira’ Corassani defeated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decision in a closely contested bout. The win was not without controversy, as Akira appeared to be tapping out when he was caught in a leg lock by Neace in the first round; however the referee didn’t call the submission and Corassani was able to escape the hold, proceeding to drop Dustin with a punch in the second round and narrowly taking the decision.
The current win tally is Team Miller 4, Team Bisping 1.
Here are the remaining fighters (all rankings are approximated as-of the show’s taping)
[#58] Steven Siler
Episode 1: defeated [#30] Micah Miller by guillotine choke in the third (overtime) round.
[#67] Bryan Caraway
Episode 1: defeated [#91 LW] Eric Mariott by unanimous decision.
Episode 2: defeated [NR] Marcus Brimage by rear naked choke in the second round.
[#80] Diego Brandao
Episode 1: defated [NR] Jesse Newell by TKO in the first round.
[#82] Hamid Corassani
Episode 1: defated [#166] Brian Pearman by KO in the first round.
Episode 5: defated [NR] Dustin Neace by majority decsion.
[#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez
Episode 1: defeated [#27 BW] Jimmie Rivera by TKO in the second round.
Episode 4: defeated [NR] Stephen Bass by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Marcus Brimage
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Bryson Wailehua-Hansen by TKO in the second round.
Episode 2: lost to [#67] Bryan Carawy by rear naked choke in the second round.
[NR] Stephen Bass
Episode 1: defeated [#227] Karsten Lenjoint by triangle choke in the second round.
Episode 4: lost to [#396 LW] Dennis Bermudez by TKO in the second round.
[NR] Dustin Neace
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Josh Clopton by unanimous decision.
Episode 5: lost to [#82] Hamid Corassani by majority decision.
Bantamweights after the jump:
“Keep an Eye Out For…” Edinaldo Oliveira
[#48HW] Edinaldo Oliveira (12 – 0 – 1) has yet to taste defeat. At 6’7″ and 238lbs, he is a very lanky fighter that has used his reach to secure 7 (T)KOs and 2 submissions out of his 12 victories. In the past 17 months, Oliveira has amassed a formidable list of victories over Brazilian heavyweights. The most notable victories in this time span are:
- 1st round TKO over [#151HW] Jair Goncalves (9 – 4 – 0) in September 2011
- 3rd round unanimous decision over [#167HW] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13 – 6 – 0) in July 2011
- 2nd round TKO over [#230HW] Edson Franca (13 – 6 – 0) in May 2011
- 1st round TKO over [#192HW] Geronimo dos Santos (24 – 13 – 0) in December 2010
- 5th round unanimous decision over the one man to defeat [#3HW] Junior dos Santos, [#139HW] Joaquim Ferreira (11 – 6 – 0) in May 2010
Oliveira’s nickname is “Lula Molusco” or “Squidward” in English, due to his rangy physique. If he were so inclined, Oliveira could possibly fight at 205lbs. It would be interesting to see how Lula Molusco would fare against greater competition on bigger shows. Here’s to hoping we get the opportunity.